Elizabeth Bruce – Editor

A ghostwriting and editorial firm with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, and Nashville, Kevin Anderson & Associates' team of New York Times bestselling writers and editors works with publishers, agents, and authors to plan, write, and/or revise full-length books, book proposals, and other related content.
As Senior Editor, I develop the editorial strategy for a wide range of projects, ensuring quality content while facilitating successful partnerships between clients and collaborators.

After being hired as an Editorial Assistant, I worked my way up to Editor, building a diverse list of bestselling and internationally acclaimed authors while supporting Picador's Executive Editor, who focused primarily on nonfiction; her incredible roster of authors and journalists included Jabari Asim (author of WE CAN'T BREATHE, a finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay), Katha Pollitt (PRO), Scaachi Khoul (ONE DAY WE'LL ALL BE DEAD AND NONE OF THIS WILL MATTER), and Dr. Damon Tweedy (author of the NYT bestselling memoir BLACK MAN IN A WHITE COAT).

I also managed a portion of the Picador/FSG reprint list and published Robin Sloan (the NYT bestselling author of SOURDOUGH and MR. PENUMBRA'S 24-HOUR BOOKSTORE); Andre Aciman (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME); the writer and activist Terry Tempest Williams (author of THE HOUR OF LAND and WHEN WOMEN WERE BIRDS); C. E. Morgan (author of THE SPORT OF KINGS, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize); and many others in paperback.

My very first publishing job was at the Book Report Network, a company that runs community sites for readers and whose mission is to connect them to books and authors. I wrote copy and researched editorial features for four of their six websites, managed user-generated content and contributed book reviews and blog posts, and organized seasonal blog promotions featuring authors I idolized. It offered me a birds-eye view of the industry that I continue to apply to my work to this day, while also introducing me to the excitement and challenges of helping books find their intended audience.